00:06 IST On that not we will log off as SRH won the first game by 35 runs and continued to dominate RCB. We will be back with the live udpates of second game between two big guns Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant.
23:48 IST SRH continue to dominate RCB as they win the IPL 2017 opener with 35 runs!
23:47 IST Cutting to Chahal, he takes a single off the first ball. Aniket Choudhary on strike, SIX! Late fireworks from him as he pulls the ball over the fine leg boundary. OUT! What a mess? Chahal came out of the crease, a direct hit from Jordan makes sure that he is well short of the crease.
23:45 IST Chahal on strike, he takes a single off the last ball on the last ball.
23:43 IST WICKET! Tymal Mills c David Warner b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 6(3)
23:43 IST Tymal Mills on strike, Bhuvnehswar Kumar to bowl 19th over. Mills takes a single on the first delivery, Chahal on strike, a dot ball to him. He flicks the next ball towards deep square leg for a single. SIX! Mills slices the ball and sliced it real hard as it goes into the crowd. OUT! Mills departs as Warner takes another catch!
23:39 IST Hat-trick chance for Nehra, Yuzvendra Chahal on strike, the ball goes past the bat, no run. Nehra ends the over with another dot delivery, brilliant over from him.
23:37 IST WICKET! Sreenath Aravind b Ashish Nehra 0(2)
23:36 IST WICKET! Shane Watson c Henriques b Nehra 22(17)
23:36 IST Watson on strike, Ashish Nehra comes in to bowl. Watson guides the ball towards square leg for a couple of runs. A dot ball from Nehra as Watson could not find the gap. Direct hit but Aravind is safe!
23:33 IST Sreenath Aravind comes into bat, he faces a dot ball, end of the over.
23:32 IST WICKET! Stuart Binny c Yuvraj Singh b Bhucneshwar Kumar 11(10)
23:31 IST 57 runs needed from 30 balls. Watson takes a single towards long-on, Bhuvneshwar comes back into the attack. Binny on strike, in the air, dropped! Ojha drops the catch. The ball bounced from his gloves, not expected from a wicketkeeper. Binny manages to take a single. Watson on strike, a dot ball from Bhuvnshwar. He takes a single off the next ball. OUT! Binny mistimes the ball as it goes straight to Yuvraj Singh.
23:27 IST Cutting continues, Binny on strike, he starts off with a dot ball. SIX! Binny takes on Cutting as he hits the ball over mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. A short delivery from him, surprises Binny, he manages to take a single. Watson on strike, dot ball to him, good bowling from cutting. FOUR! Tremendous placement from Watson as he places the ball between covers and point for a boundary. A single towards mid-wicket, retains strike.
23:23 IST Rashid Khan continues, Binny takes a single on the first ball. Watson on strike, he takes a single as well, good bowling from Rashid Khan. Two dot deliveries from Rashid as Binny could not find boundaries. He takes a single towards bacward point, no run. SIX! Watson takes on Rashid and hits a humongous six towards long-on, keeps RCB still in hunt of the target.
23:19 IST Binny comes into bat but Watson on strike. Just two singles from the remaining deliveries, good over from Bipul Sharma
23:17 IST WICKET! Sachin Baby c Henriques b Bipul Sharma 1(3)
23:17 IST Bipul Sharma comes into bat, new batsman Sachin Baby on strike. He starts off with a dot ball. Baby takes a single towards long-off, RCB needs boundaries now. Watson on strike, he tries to muscle it on the onside but could manage to score a single only. OUT! Sachin Baby departs after scoring just 1 run.
23:13 IST Watson on strike for the last ball, he flashes his blade but misses the ball completely, good over from Rashid. RCB in trouble!
23:11 IST WICKET! Travis Head c Yuvraj Singh b Rashid Khan 30(22)
23:11 IST Rashid Khan comes back into the attack, Watsond and Head take a single as they look to build a partnership. Another single for Watson as he plays the ball down to long-on. FOUR! Full toss from Rashid, Head will not those let go easily, muscles the ball getting on one knee, a boundary for him, just short of a maximum. OUT! Rashid Khan strikes again, Head tries to clear the long-on boundary but could not clear the fielder.
23:05 IST Shane Watson comes into bat, he takes a single off the first ball he faces. Head on strike for the last ball, he takes a single and retains strike.
23:04 IST WICKET! Kedar Jadhav run out (Ben Cutting) 31(16)
23:04 IST Henriques continues, Jadhav on strike, he takes a single on the first ball, brings Head on strike. A couple of runs towards long-pon, good running between the two. He takes a single towards long-leg for a single. Another attempt to take a couple of runs as Jadhav guided that one towards fine leg. Ben Cutting hits the ball straight to the stumps, Jadhav in trouble. OUT! Jadhav has to go as Jadhav’s throw cuts through the air and rattles the stumps.
23:00 IST Head on strike, Ashish Nehra comes back into the attack. He takes a single on the first ball and gets off strike. Jadhav on strike, wide ball from him. He takes a single towards square leg off the next delivery. The match is nicely poised between the two teams at the moment. Head takes a single, he is trying to play himself in and keeping the wickets intact. FOUR! Jadhav will not let a full toss let go easily, boundary for him towards deep mid-wicket. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Jadhav, this time towards fine leg boundary. A single to end the over, 12 runs from it.
22:53 IST RCB needs 123 from 66 balls. Henriques continues, Jadhav on strike. Starts off with a no-ball from height’s perspective, he plays the ball for a single towards fine leg. Free Hit! Head on strike, SRH are allowed to change the field here, FOUR! Head clears his front leg and hits the ball towards long-on boundary for four, good use of free hit. He takes a single towards long-on off the next ball. Jadhav on strike, he takes a single past covers.
Head on strike, he could not get bat on that as Henriques bowled a slower ball. Another single as Head dugs out the yorker towards long-on. Jadhav comes down the ground and punches the ball, FOUR! good stuff from Jadhav, he is keeping the required rate in check.
22:46 IST Travis Head on strike, Cutting continues, both the players with the style of play as they both belong to Australia. He takes a single off the first ball;. Jadhav on strike, Cutting bowls a wide delivery to him, an attempt from him to slow down the flow of runs. A dot delivery from him follows, mistimed. Jadhav takes a single off the next ball, a good over from Cutting so far. Head slices the ball past point but finds the fielder in the deep, just a single from him. SIX! Jadhav pulls and pulls that one out of the ground for a maximum, he is keeping up with the required rate. Ends the over with a single, 11 runs from it.
22:41 IST Rashid Khan continues, Head on strike. FOUR! A nice looking cover drive from Head as he pierces the offside field. A couple of runs from the next delivery as he plays a wristy shot to guide the ball into the gap. Singles from both batsmen as they look to build a partnership. FOUR! Jadhav into action now, rocks back on back foot and slaps the ball towards deep mid-wicket boundary for four, 13 runs from the over.
22:37 IST Kedar Jadhav and Travis Head in the middle. Head plays the ball towards covers, straight to the fielder, no run. He takes a single on the next ball. Jadhav on strike, he mistimes the first ball, 7 runs and a wicket from the over.
22:34 IST WICKET! Chris Gayle c David Warner b Deepak Hooda 32(21)
22:34 IST Deepak Hooda comes into bowl, Gayle on strike. He starts off with a dot ball. SIX! Gayle muscles the ball past Hooda for a humongous six. He is not sparing Hooda. He goes again but this time finds Warner on the long-off boundary. OUT! Warner’s tactics to bring Hooda in works, the ‘Universe Boss” departs for 32.
22:33 IST Travis Head comes into bat, he plays the stock delivery towards square leg for a couple of runs. Rashid Khan ends his over with a dot ball/, just 6 runs from it! End of powerplay overs.
22:30 IST The infamous Afgan spinner Rashid Khan into the attack, Mandeep on the crease, starts off with a dot delivery. FOUR! Mandeep plays with the spin piercing the covers boundary for a four! Next ball, he hits it straight to the covers fielder, no run. OUT! Straighter one from Rashid, gets a wicket in his first over, Mandeep drags the ball into the stumps, he departs for 24.
22:27 IST Ben Cutting into the attack, Gayle on strike, will he get the breakthrough? starts off with a bouncer, Gayle could not figure that one out, no run. Swing and a miss! Gayle flashes his blade but the ball goes straight to Ojha, no run. Another dot delivery, Gayle was able to get bat on that one but goes straight to mid-off, no run. Three dot deliveries in a row, will we see a maximum now? Wide ball! Gayle could not get bat on that but benefits from it as the ball goes wide off the offstump.
Whoa! this is turning out to be an impressive over, another swing and a miss. Gayle is getting anxious now. He hits the next one on the offstump but straight to covers fielder, fifth dot delivery from the over. FOUR! Gayle finally gets the better of Cutting, he could not mistime it but the ball ran along the ground towards deep mid-wicket boundary for four, just 5 runs from the over.
22:22 IST Bhuvnehswar continues, Mandeep does the right thing as he gets off strike and takes a single. Gayle on strike, SIX! Gayle muscles that one into the crowd for a maximum, the ball was in the slot for his kind of shot. He flicks the next ball pitched on his pads, he guides it towards square leg for a couple of runs. Wide ball! Pressure getting on Bhuvneshwar as he bowls a full toss away from Gayle. He defends that one towards covers, no run. He takes a single off the next ball. FOUR! Mandeep takes on Bhuvneshwar, pierces the on side field for a boundary!
22:17 IST Ashish Nehra continues, Gayle on strike. Swing and a miss, Gayle could not get bat on that. FOUR! Gayle plays a Kapil Dev shot guiding the ball towards fine leg boundary for four. More of a Natarajan shot from him. He takes a single on the next ball, though, it was a slap towards mid-wicket. FOUR! Mandeep hits that one over the mid-on ropes for a boundary. He takes a single towards third man, brings Gayle on strike. SIX! That’s what we were waiting for, Gayle unleashes his ‘Universe Boss’ mode!
22:12 IST Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes into bowl, Gayle on strike, starts off with a dot ball pitched wide on offside. Next ball, another dot delivery from him. He takes a single towards the third man, brings Mandeep on strike. Another dot delivery as Mandeep could not time the ball. A flurry of dot deliveries as Mandeep is happy with a push back to the bowler. Ends the over with a dot ball, brilliant over from Bhuvneshwar, just one run off it.
22:08 IST Gayle on strike as Ashish Nehra opens the bowling. He plays the first ball behind point for a single. Next ball, Nehra comes round the wicket, Mandeep hits the ball but it takes an inside edge, no run. He punches the next ball off the back foot, fielded inside the circle, no run. He pushes the next ball towards deep-wicket for a couple of runs. FOUR! first boundary for Mandeep as he hits the ball towards mid-wicket boundary. FOUR! Back-to-back boundary for him, Nehra is not impressed as he gives 11 runs from the over.
21:49 IST Last over of the innings, Ben Cutting on strike, Watson runs in. He takes a single towards third man as he mistimes the first ball towards third man. Next ball, wide delivery on off stump, Hooda takes a quick single as the ball goes straight to him. SIX! Cutting rocks back into his crease and hits the ball towards long-on boundary for a maximum. He is justifying his selection. Nice shot down the ground for him, hits the ball along the ground for a couple of runs. 200 up for SRH! Change in pace here, Cutting could not get bat on that, no run. SIX! Cutting slaps that one towards mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. 207 for 4 is the final score for SRH!
21:45 IST Ben Cutting comes into bat, Tymal Mills comes round the wicket to him, he takes a single towards mid-wicket. Hooda on strike, he could not get bat on that, a dot ball to finish the over.
That last shot by Ben Cutting. Surely that was baseball!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 5, 2017
.@SunRisers set a target of 207 for @RCBTweets #SRHvRCB #IPL pic.twitter.com/XOhfC9nezN
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
21:42 IST WICKET! Yuvraj Singh b Tymal Mills 62(27)
The Gentleman’s Game – #SpiritofCricket at #IPL @YUVSTRONG12 & @SunRisers pic.twitter.com/K49u4Ns8Vd
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21:42 IST Tymal Mills starts off with another slower delivery, the ball never came to Hooda, he does well to guide it towards fine leg for a single. Yuvraj on strike, FOUR! he flicks that one towards fine leg for a boundary towards fine leg boundary. SIX! Yuvraj gets the perfect revenge from Mills, slower one gets the treatment, slaps that one over deep mid-wicket boundary. BOWLED! Mills had the last laugh as he knocks over the stumps with a fuller delivery. Yuvraj departs for 62 from 27 balls.
21:38 IST Hooda on strike, Aniket comes back into the attack. SIX! Hooda hits that one straight into the air towards long-on, Chahal flies in the air but could not catch that one, dropped! A maximum from Hooda. He hits the ball in the iar again, could not time that one but takes a single. Wide ball! Pressure on Aniket as he tries to pitch that one wide off Yuvraj. He has scored 47 from 22 balls. Another wide delivery from him, pressure getting the better off him.
FOUR! Yuvraj slices that one and gets to his fifty! He raises his bat, acknowledges the crowd in his own fashion. He reaches fifty in 23 balls. Another shot, but this time only a single towards Yuvraj. Hooda on strtike on the fifth ball. Meanwhile, Yuvraj’s strike rate is 216.7. In the air again but lands safely as Hooda could only manage to get a top edge, picks up a couple of runs. Meanwhile, Hazel Keech is in the stadium cheering Yuvraj Singh. A single to end the over, Hooda retains strike.
21:31 IST Tymal Mills back into the attack, comes round the wicket, Hooda on strike, he takes a single off the first delivery towards third man. Yuvraj on strike, he could not get bat on that as the ball misses the edge off the bat. FOUR! Yuvraj slaps that onefor a boundary, he is taking the perfect revenge from Mills. He tries his famous slower one here, Yuvraj will not fall for that one, hits it towards covers, takes a single. Next ball, another short delivery and that too a slower one, Hooda could not identify that one, no run. Another slower one to end the over, Hooda manages to take a single off that one.
21:25 IST Chahal continues, Yuvraj on strike, dropped! it was in the air for a while but landed safe, Yuvraj breathes a sigh of relief. Deepak Hooda comes on strike, he takes a single on the first ball he faces. Yuvraj plays it in the air again, Mandeep Singh flies to catch that one, almost misses it, a single off that delivery, almost pulled off a miraculous catch. A single from Hooda to end the over.
21:19 IST WICKET! Moises Henriques c Sachin Baby b Y Chahal 52(37)
21:19 IST Chahal into the attack, Henriques on strike, he starts off with a dot ball. OUT! Henriques came down the wicket trying to take on the leggie. Long-on fielder gets it in his hands, big wicket for RCB.
21:17 IST Aravind into the attack, Henriques on strike. FOUR! He slaps the ball towards mid-wicket boundary. He takes a single on the next one. SIX! Yuvraj is haunting RCB bowlers, another pull shot from him that sails over the boundary. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is on the mic. He flicks the ball away for a single towards square leg for a single.
Expect a run feast here. SIX! Henriques gets to his fifty! Nothing going the RCB way as SRH batsmen are bashing their bowlers. Last ball of the over, Kohli says anything under 200 is gettable. Full toss on the pads, he takes a single towards long-on, 19 runs from the over.
21:11 IST Watson comes back into the attack and Yuvraj gives him the perfect welcome. FOUR! Yuvraj slaps the ball straight to deep mid-wicket boundary. He edges the next ball towards third man, takes a single. Henriques on strike, he takes a single towards mid-wicket for a single as he digs that one out of the block hole.
Yuvraj back on strike, he shuffles across the crease, plays it on the full, just a single as it rockets to deep mid-wicket. Full and wide from Watson as Henriques could not get bat on that one, no run. He takes a single towards deep long-on for a single, 8 runs from the over.
21:07 IST Aniket Choudhary continues, Yuvraj on strike. FOUR! lucky for Yuvraj as that one took the inside edge off the bat and runs along the ground for a boundary. SIX! What a bat swing from Yuvraj, he smashes the short of the length ball over the long-off fence for a maximum. FOUR! Yuvraj is on a roll, another short delivery, he slaps that one towards mid-wicket boundary for four. Next ball, a bouncer outside off stump, Yuvraj lets it go to Ojha, a dot ball for Aniket.
WIDE! Aniket is running out of options, could not keep that one inside the line, no run. Great cut shot from Yuvraj, he takes a couple of runs towards deep point. Dropped! Yuvraj played that towards deep square leg, Aravind makes a mess off that one, it was a sitter for him, 18 runs from the over.
21:01 IST Aravind comes into the attack, Henriques take a single towards third man. Yuvraj on strike, he plays it straight to the point fielder, no run. He guides the next one towards third man, takes a single. Henriques slices the ball hard but finds the third man fielder, takes a single. FOUR! marvellous shot from him, he is in for the long haul today. A single towards the third man to end the over.
20:56 IST Henriques takes a single on the fourth ball, brings Yuvraj on strike. Shot! timed that with perfection between covers and point, 2 runs taken as fielder saves the boundary. A couple of runs on the last ball as well as Yuvraj plays it fine!
Yuvraj Singh comes into bat!
20:53 IST WICKET! Shikhar Dhawan c Sachin Baby b Stuart Binny 40(31)
20:53 IST Stuart Binny into the attack, Henriques on strike, he takes a single off the first ball towards deep mid-wicket. Dhawan on strike, FOUR! He comes down on one knee and guides the ball towards fine leg for a boundary. OUT! Dhawan departs, comes down the wicket, the ball hangs in the air, Sachin Baby takes the catch.
20:48 IST Choudhary is back into the attack, Dhawan comes down the track, misses the ball completely, no run. He takes a single towards covers, Henriques is back on strike. He takes a single towards mid-wicket. In the air, Dhawan mistimed that one, lucky that the ball landed safe, single conceded. Henriques on strike, he takes a single towards fine leg. Good over so far from Aravind, finishes off with a dot ball.
20:43 IST Strategic team out over, back in action!
20:42 IST Dhawan on strike, Chahal continues. Holly Mollies! that one missed the catch by a whisker as Watson jumped high in the air. Dhawan takes a couple of runs towards deep extra cover. Two singles off the next two deliveries. They are looking to attack the ball but could not get it towards the boundary. Dhawan takes a single towards deep mid-wicket. Two runs taken off the last delivery, good running from both the batsmen as they take on Kedar Kadhav. Flighted delivery from Chahal, misifield from Head, 2 runs taken on the last ball.
20:38 IST Travis Head comes into bowl, Dhawan and Henriques pick up three singles from the first three overs. Head is able to keep them quiet. Wiat! SIX! Henriques dances down the wicket and hits a six over the long on fence, 98 metres. He cuts the ball towards point, takes a single. Dhawan too finishes the over with a single towards leg side, 11 runs from the over.
It’s still the same sport but something about the IPL. It’s different. Great crowd, lot of noise! Time to get the commentary voice pitch up.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 5, 2017
20:36 IST Dhawan rocks back on the first delivery and guides the ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Chahal continues, Henriques has tkaen off his helmet, he defends the second ball. He tries to play the ball on the bounce and takes a single towards long-on. Dhawan on strike, he tries to cut the ball away but could not get it past point fielder, takes a single anyway. Chahal is pissed with Tymal Mills. Henriques take a single towards covers, Dhawan too takes a single and retains strike. Good over from Chahal, 5 runs from it.
20:31 IST Skipper Shane Watson comes into the attack, Dhawan on strike. FOUR! that ball was asking to be hit, Dhawan pulls it towards deep square leg boundary. FOUR! back-to-back boundaries from Dhawan as he dances down the wicket and hits it past Watson towards long-off boundary. Yorker! finally a good ball from Watson, right into the block hole, no run on that delivery. FOUR!
Full toss from Dhawan, smashes it through covers for four. He is having a ball today. FOUR! Fourth boundary for Dhawan, demolishes Watson’s confidence. Pulls the short delivery towards square leg boundary for four. Another yorker, Dhawan digs it out and takes a single towards point.
20:26 IST Aravind comes into bowl, Dhawan takes a single on the first ball towards covers. Henriques on strike, that one almost gor the better of the Aussie, he manages to play it towards mid-wicket, takes a single. Whoa! Stuart Binny displays a fantastic fielding effort saves a bpoundary towards mid-on, takes a single. Another brilliant fielding effort, he takes a couple of runs towards extra cover. FOUR! Good fielding effort at the boundary but could not save it from going past the boundary line. Lbw shout from Aravind, but the Umpire shakes his head, no run.
20:22 IST Yuzvendra Chahal comes into bowl, Henriques on strike, starts off with a dot ball as the Aussie all-rounder defends. He plays the next one towards mid-wicket for a single. Next ball, Chahal brings it inside, no runs scored as he defends it on front foot. He takes a single towards mid-wicket. WHOA! this one was mother of fumbles as Henriques was running blindly, takes a single otherwise. A single to end the over as Dhawan retains strike.
20:18 IST Mills continues, Dhawan on strike, he takes a single off the first ball, a yorker from the English bowler. Two dot deliveries to follow from Mills. Henriques finally pierces the field, 3 runs from that delivery, good running between the wickets. Dhawan on strike, he takes a single off the fifth ball. Henriques too knocks the ball towards mid-off, takes a single, retains strike.
20:13 IST Moises Henriques comes into bat, he plays the fifth ball, a dot one as he tries to play it towards the third man, no run. FOUR! Henriques opens arms, he has had a fantastic BBL season, he will look to continue that. An expensive over despite Warner’s wicket, 16 runs from the over.
20:11 IST WICKET! David Warner c Mandeep Singh b Aniket Choudhary 14(8)
20:11 IST Aniket Choudhary to open the bowling from the other end. Dhawan takes a single off the first ball, brings Warner on strike. FOUR! Warner plays the misdirected delivery past mid-off for a boundary, he is in no mood to spare that one. Aniket under pressure and that shows in his performance. No ball! He is clearly under pressure. FREE HIT, Warner on strike, short of the length delivery, Warner rocks back on back foot and launches the ball into the deep mid-wicket boundary. OUT! Warner edges the ball to Mandeep Singh, Aniket makes amends for the free hit!
20:06 IST First ball from Mills, Warner on strike, short of the length delivery outside off stump. Warner plays it straight to the cover fielder, no run. Second ball, that one was directed towards the leg stump, Warner dabs it down the mid-wicket, no runs scored. FOUR! Beautiful shot from Warner as he nudges the ball piercing the off side field. Next ball, no runs scored there. Next one was pitched way down the leg side, two wides to SRH, brings Dhawan on the strike for the first time. Another one targeted on the pads, he could not time it, no run scored. Leg byes off the last ball, 7 runs of the over, Dhawan retains strike.
Next ball, no runs scored there. Next one was pitched way down the leg side, two wides to SRH, brings Dhawan on the strike for the first time. Another one targeted on the pads, he could not time it, no run scored. Leg byes off the last ball, 7 runs of the over, Dhawan retains strike.
20:01 IST Players are walking out in the field for the first match of IPL 2017. Countdown begins, Warner takes strike, Tymal Mills to open the bowling!
19:47 IST RCB will be going into the fixture with three left-arm fast bowlers, Tymal Mills, Aniket Choudhary and Sreenath Aravind
19:46 IST Stat Alert: Since 2014, the team chasing has won 12 of 15 times in the IPL at this ground.
19:43 IST Playing XIs
RCB
Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Shane Watson (c), Kedar Jadhav (wk), Sachin Baby, Travis Head, Stuart Binny, Tymal Mills, Sreenath Aravind, Anike Choudhary, Yuzvendra Chahal
SRH
David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ben Cutting, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Bipul Sharma, Bhuvnehswar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Rashid Khan
Here are the Playing XIs for Match 1 – @SunRisers vs @RCBTweets #IPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/XqbvvivwC5
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
.@SunRisers are warming-up ahead of the first match against @RCBTweets #IPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/7qiTouzH3d
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
.@RCBTweets are all set for their match against @SunRisers at Hyderabad #IPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/ZJGevU4GoS
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
19:33 IST David Warner is happy to bat first in the IPL 2017 opener. Afghanistan player Rashid Khan will be making his debut for SRH whereas for RCB Tymal Mills and Aniket Choudhary will be making their debuts.
19:30 IST TOSS! Shane Watson wins the toss elects to field first!
Welcome to inUth’s digital coverage of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 opener between fierce rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). We will bring you the fastest score updates and live commentary straight from the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium at Hyderabad. SRH will have the support of their home crowd as they go into the IPL 2017 opener.
#SpiritofCricket at #IPL – #Viratkohli & #davidwarner pic.twitter.com/dUevlFhJoI
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2017
#Watto wins the toss, #RCB will bowl first in the #VIVOIPL 2017 opener at Hyderabad! #PlayBold #SRHvRCB
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 5, 2017
The expectations are high as IPL 2017 will pick up right where it ended last season with SRH emerging as the winners. It will be a ‘War of the Aussies’ as Shane Watson will be leading the RCB side against former teammate David Warner in absence of their skipper Virat Kohli and star players AB de Villiers, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan. All eyes will be on Tymal Mills who bagged big bucks in the IPL player auction. His performance will be crucial in RCB avenging their IPL 2016 final defeat.
Hyderabad fans will be banking on Yuvraj Singh, their star player alongside skipper David Warner. Tymal Mills and Rashid Khan will be under the radar as they are expected to make their debuts in the first match of the tournament.
Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (c), Naman Ojha (wk), Eklavya Dwivedi (wk), Kane Williamson, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanmay Agarwal, Barinder Sran, Ricky Bhui, Bipul Sharma, Ben Cutting, Ben Laughlin, Chris Jordan, Abhimanyu Mithun, Pravin Tambe, Deepak Hooda, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Vijay Shankar
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers (injured), Virat Kohli (injured), Sarfaraz Khan (injured), Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Iqbal Abdullah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sreenath Aravind, Tymal Mills, Avesh Khan, Samuel Badree, Praveen Dubey, Travis Head, Mandeep Singh, Adam Milne, Pawan Negi, Harshal Patel, Sachin Baby, Tabraiz Shamsi, Billy Stanlake, Aniket Choudhary
